James Dean Events – Cider, Sausages and the Road to Success
The world is full of rags to riches stories, but in the world of festivals, there are perhaps more stories of fortunes heading the other direction. As the classic gag goes, if...
Fast and Loose, The Rapid Rise of LooseFest.
LooseFest should have been a simple tale of brand extension, had it not been for a few curve balls pitched along the way. But, with a dedicated team, loyal fans and support from a...
NTIA Launch Campaign to Reduce Hearing Loss
To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week, the NTIA are pleased to announce the partnership with the “Make Listening Safe” Campaign in the UK, an initiative of the World Health Organisation to increase the awareness of...
IFF Programme Complete
First major international music business event in 18 months
The full schedule for the 2021 edition of the InternationalFestival Forum (IFF) is now complete, with the majority of the...
Togather. Gathering festivals and suppliers together.
Togather, the conflation of the words gather and together is one of those names that you probably wish you’d thought of when considering company nomenclature for the festival industry. It took founders Digby Vollrath...
DHP Family and Beat the Streets, Fighting Homelessness.
On Thursday, March 30 a legend in the Nottingham live music scene, George Akins Snr, passed away, aged 94. A prominent businessman and property developer, his many achievements included founding Rock City in 1980,...
Keychange Presents Steps From Pledge to Action on Gender Balance
Today, Keychange the pioneering international initiative for gender equity in the music industry, shares an update on the progress of the Keychange Pledge and reveals its Pledge Action Plan outlining next steps. Featuring feedback...
Towards Zero Waste Report Launched by Vision 2025
Responding to common challenges identified by outdoor event organisers around waste management and reduction, Resource Futures, a national waste and resources consultancy, was commissioned in 2022 by Vision: 2025 and Julie’s Bicycle to produce...
We Invented the Weekend – Bold Claim and New Festival for Salford.
We Invented the Weekend, a brand new festival, based in Salford, with a bold claim within its name and, as co-founder Wayne Hemingway MBE points out “If you're going to claim that a place...
Help to Stamp Out Spiking This Summer
Anti-spiking charity, Stamp Out Spiking is set to mark the third anniversary of International Stamp Out Spiking Day on 15th July, with partners and supporters across the world will voicing their unwavering defiance –...
